johndmoulton

"Save As ..." Where the file came from, please!
Here's the issue:
I'm working on file A from Folder A. While doing so I open file B from Folder B in another tab. I am now working on two files in unison - sometimes important for continuity of colour etc.
But when I come to save Illustration A with 'Save As ...' the system automatically opens the last fold I took a file from - in this example It automatically offers Fold B for File A.
I know the answer is use the folder drop-down, but sometimes I don't notice, particularly if folded A&B have similar names. Then later, when I want to retrieve File A, I often wonder where it's got to or cringe at the thought that I failed to save it!
Can't a file have a background (unseen) tag indicating where it came from so that the system knows where best to suggest saving it?
BTW: I know Cmd/S already does this, but does that not work if I want to keep the original File A and Save As File A2.
Hope that makes sense.
John.

"Save As ..." Where the file came from, please!
Here's the issue:
I'm working on file A from Folder A. While doing so I open file B from Folder B in another tab. I am now working on two files in unison - sometimes important for continuity of colour etc.
But when I come to save Illustration A with 'Save As ...' the system automatically opens the last fold I took a file from - in this example It automatically offers Fold B for File A.
I know the answer is use the folder drop-down, but sometimes I don't notice, particularly if folded A&B have similar names. Then later, when I want to retrieve File A, I often wonder where it's got to or cringe at the thought that I failed to save it!
Can't a file have a background (unseen) tag indicating where it came from so that the system knows where best to suggest saving it?
BTW: I know Cmd/S already does this, but does that not work if I want to keep the original File A and Save As File A2.
Hope that makes sense.
John.

Try toggle CapsLock. It works on my side.

The issue appears to have been resolved and somewhat irritatingly, I don't know how or why, it just doesn't happen now! To answer you question, I did switch off auto - it's still switch off - but the problem persisted a while after that. Maybe kicked in on a restart? 

"Save As ..." Where the file came from, please!
Here's the issue:
I'm working on file A from Folder A. While doing so I open file B from Folder B in another tab. I am now working on two files in unison - sometimes important for continuity of colour etc.
But when I come to save Illustration A with 'Save As ...' the system automatically opens the last fold I took a file from - in this example It automatically offers Fold B for File A.
I know the answer is use the folder drop-down, but sometimes I don't notice, particularly if folded A&B have similar names. Then later, when I want to retrieve File A, I often wonder where it's got to or cringe at the thought that I failed to save it!
Can't a file have a background (unseen) tag indicating where it came from so that the system knows where best to suggest saving it?
BTW: I know Cmd/S already does this, but does that not work if I want to keep the original File A and Save As File A2.
Hope that makes sense.
John.

"Save As ..." Where the file came from, please!
Here's the issue:
I'm working on file A from Folder A. While doing so I open file B from Folder B in another tab. I am now working on two files in unison - sometimes important for continuity of colour etc.
But when I come to save Illustration A with 'Save As ...' the system automatically opens the last fold I took a file from - in this example It automatically offers Fold B for File A.
I know the answer is use the folder drop-down, but sometimes I don't notice, particularly if folded A&B have similar names. Then later, when I want to retrieve File A, I often wonder where it's got to or cringe at the thought that I failed to save it!
Can't a file have a background (unseen) tag indicating where it came from so that the system knows where best to suggest saving it?
BTW: I know Cmd/S already does this, but does that not work if I want to keep the original File A and Save As File A2.
Hope that makes sense.
John.

"Save As ..." Where the file came from, please!
Here's the issue:
I'm working on file A from Folder A. While doing so I open file B from Folder B in another tab. I am now working on two files in unison - sometimes important for continuity of colour etc.
But when I come to save Illustration A with 'Save As ...' the system automatically opens the last fold I took a file from - in this example It automatically offers Fold B for File A.
I know the answer is use the folder drop-down, but sometimes I don't notice, particularly if folded A&B have similar names. Then later, when I want to retrieve File A, I often wonder where it's got to or cringe at the thought that I failed to save it!
Can't a file have a background (unseen) tag indicating where it came from so that the system knows where best to suggest saving it?
BTW: I know Cmd/S already does this, but does that not work if I want to keep the original File A and Save As File A2.
Hope that makes sense.
John.

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Thank you for your comments - very much appreciated. I really am enjoying this journey and for the first time in my life I am earning good money doing something I love doing - seem almost wrong somehow!  If you're interested, you will find more of my illustrative work at https://jdm-art.com 

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Thank you for your comments - very much appreciated. I really am enjoying this journey and for the first time in my life I am earning good money doing something I love doing - seem almost wrong somehow!  If you're interested, you will find more of my illustrative work at https://jdm-art.com 

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

By 'flattened', I mean the layers are gone without me taking any action I am aware of.
Attached is a toad I'm working on where you can see the layers: A base colour, His chest, his patches, his bumps and his backpack.
The kitten (also a WIP) was build the same way: Base colour, patches, hair etc - but now it's all one (flattened) image - no layers. In the case of the kitten, I may want to change the base coat colour a little or add a shading layer between the base and the fur - but now I can't. Hence the question. Other than 'Layer/Merge Selected' (which I'm definitely NOT doing) what unknown action could I be taking, unintended keyboard shortcut for example, that is causing this?

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Thank you for your comments - very much appreciated. I really am enjoying this journey and for the first time in my life I am earning good money doing something I love doing - seem almost wrong somehow!  If you're interested, you will find more of my illustrative work at https://jdm-art.com 

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!

Hi All. I'll be 76y/o in a few weeks (April 2023), so no spring chicken! Art has always been a self-schooled, serious hobby for me, working with colour pencils, water colour, water colour airbrush and oils. I have been comfortable doing fairly basic photo manipulation in PhotoShop for years, but dumped them for Affinity when they went subscription - and don't miss them one bit!

So ... I thought, Why not give digital art a go with this wonderful new suite! Eighteen months in and - from absolutely nowhere - I have illustrated three children's picture books for two different authors. All have been granted Mom's Choice Awards, Honouring Excellence on all three and I'm working on a fourth as I write. I love working digitally. I'm a huge fan of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and I like to think my work is in that vein with a modern twist.

I have attached a few favourites here. All created entirely in Affinity Photo ... Enjoy!